| Daniel Vancsik | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Colo |
| Born | (1977-01-07) 7 January 1977 (age 47) Posadas, Argentina |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb) |
| Sporting nationality |  Argentina |
| Residence | Misiones, Argentina |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1997 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour Tour de las Américas TPG Tour |
| Professional wins | 12 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 2 |
| Challenge Tour | 3 |
| Other | 7 |
| National Deputy | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2023 | |
| Constituency | Misiones |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Party of Social Concord |
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Daniel "Colo" Vancsik (born 7 January 1977) is an Argentine politician and former professional golfer. He won twice on the European Tour.
Since 2023, he has been a member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Misiones Province for the Party of Social Concord, sitting in the "Federal Innovation" bloc.[1]
Vancsik was born in Posadas, Argentina. He started playing the game when he was 12 at the Tacuru Club in Posadas-Misiones-Argentina.
Vancsik turned professional in 1997 and has played in Europe since 2003, initially on the second tier Challenge Tour, on which he won three tournaments, and later on the main European Tour. His collected his first win on the European Tour at the 2007 Madeira Islands Open BPI.
In May 2009, he won the BMW Italian Open in Turin, beating John Daly, Raphaël Jacquelin and Robert Rock by six shots.[2]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 Mar 2007 | Madeira Islands Open BPI | −18 (68-66-68-68=270) | 7 strokes |  David Frost,  Santiago Luna
|
| 2 | 10 May 2009 | BMW Italian Open | −17 (68-65-69-65=267) | 6 strokes |  John Daly,  Raphaël Jacquelin, Robert Rock
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Feb 2003 | Telefónica Centro America Abierto de Guatemala1 | −10 (68-68-70-68=274) | Playoff | Juan Abbate
|
| 2 | 29 Feb 2004 | Abierto Telefónica1 (2) | −16 (65-73-65-69=272) | 2 strokes |  Marco Ruiz
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| 3 | 13 Mar 2005 | Tusker Kenya Open | −8 (66-68-75-63=272) | 3 strokes | Michael Kirk
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003 | Telefónica Centro America Abierto de Guatemala | Juan Abbate
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Feb 2003 | Telefónica Centro America Abierto de Guatemala1 | −10 (68-68-70-68=274) | Playoff | Juan Abbate
|
| 2 | 29 Feb 2004 | Abierto Telefónica1 (2) | −16 (65-73-65-69=272) | 2 strokes | Marco Ruiz
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 Apr 2011 | Copa Juan José Luis Galli (with Joaquín Estévez)
|
−18 (62-75-64=201) | 1 stroke | Gustavo Acosta and Julio Zapata
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| 2 | 5 Nov 2016 | Gran Premio Los Pingüinos | −15 (64-65=129) | 3 strokes | Paulo Pinto
|
| Tournament | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Match Play | |
| Championship | |
| Invitational | |
| Champions | T70 |
"T" = Tied
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